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بخش ۳۶ - در بیان آنکه همچنان که پادشاهان را از دانشمندان خوب گفتار نیک کردار ناچار است از وزیر مشیر به رعایت رعایا و عنایت به کافه برایا ناگزیر است / Section 36 - Explaining That Just as Kings Cannot Do Without Scholars of Good Speech and Good Deeds, They Cannot Avoid Having a Counseling Minister to Care for the Subjects and Show Favor to All Creatures

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شاه را آنچنان که نیست گزیر
از فقیهی به راه شرع مشیر

از وزیر آنچنان گزیرش نیست
هر کسی لیک دلپذیرش نیست

به وزیری کسی بود در خور
کز همه بعد شه بود برتر

مقبلی مشفقی نکوکاری
نیک کردار و راست گفتاری

دلش از حال دیو و دد آگاه
دستش از مال نیک و بد کوتاه

با صغیران خورد غم پدری
با کبیران زند دم پسری

همه را خویش خویش پندارد
خویش را سینه ریش نگذارد

باشد از وزر اشتقاق وزیر
سر این اشتقاق سهل مگیر

وزر بار وزیر بارکش است
خاطر او به زیر بار خوش است

می کشد بار خلق بر در شاه
می شودشان ز ظلم شاه پناه

می کشد بار شه به ضبط امور
تا نیفتد ز خلق بر شه زور

نکند تیره عالم از توره
نفکند تخم سعی در شوره

از کفایتگری نپیچد سر
بر کفایتگران نبندد در

English translation

Just as the king has no escape From a jurist acting as an advisor on the path of religious law, In the same way, he has no escape from a minister, But not just anyone is pleasing to him. Fitting for the position of minister is one Who is superior to everyone else after the king, A favored, compassionate, and benevolent person, Of good conduct and truthful speech, His heart aware of the state of the demon and the wild beast, His hand short of the wealth of the good and bad alike, Showing a father's concern for the young, And speaking like a son to the elders, He considers everyone as his own kin, And does not leave himself with a wounded chest. The derivation of 'wazir' is from 'wizr', Do not take the secret of this derivation lightly. 'Wizr' is a burden; the minister is a beast of burden, And his heart is happy under this burden. He carries the burden of the people at the king's door, And becomes a refuge for them against the king's oppression. He carries the king's burden by regulating affairs, So that no pressure falls upon the king from the people. He does not darken the world with tricks, Nor does he sow the seeds of effort in barren lands. He does not turn his head away from competence, Nor does he close the door to competent people.

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